Though the war only officially ended on 28 June 1919 with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles, fighting ceased on 11 November 1918, Armistice Day, and school text books, historians and governments have traditionally regarded 1914-18 as the “recognised” war period.

LA MARE’S proposed new indoor sports hall has the potential to attract profitable ‘sports tourism’ to the island while providing the best facilities of its kind in Guernsey, according to Education minister Robert Sillars.